TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS HAVING STRETCHED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Transparent conductors and methods for fabricating transparent conductors are provided. A method for fabricating a transparent conductor comprises providing a stretchable transparent substrate. A dispersion comprising a plurality of conductive elements and a solvent is formed. The dispersion is applied overlying the stretchable transparent substrate. The solvent is at least partially evaporated to form a transparent conductive coating on the stretchable transparent substrate and the substrate and the transparent conductive coating are stretched.

2009-03-05

20090056590

HIGH-HARDNESS CARBON COATING - The present invention provides a high-hardness carbon coating comprising Mo elements of 2.7 to 7.7 at %, S elements of 1.3 to 4.6 at % and O elements of 7.0 to 9.5 at %, and having a low friction and an excellent abrasion resistance under evacuated conditions.

COMBINED CARGO CARRIER AND PORTABLE TABLE - The present invention pertains generally to a combination cargo carrier for a vehicle and portable table. The cargo carrier may include a base connected to one or more wings that have a retracted position that occupies a smaller volume than an extended position. A stand removably connects to the cargo carrier to form the portable table. In particular embodiments, the cargo carrier may also include a cargo bag having a collapsible frame.

2009-03-05

20090056593

Folding Table With Transport Mechanism - A folding table includes two tabletop halves pivotally joined together at an axle, with one or more legs connected to each half. A transport member, such as a wheel is mounted on the axle. To transform the table from an “in-use” condition to a “transport” condition, the legs are collapsed to seat adjacent to the underside of the associated tabletop half. The tabletop halves are then pivoted toward each other until the undersides are in facing relationship to each other. So pivoting the tabletop halves exposes the transport member, which can be positioned against the ground to roll or slide the table to a different location.

2009-03-05

20090056594

PLANAR STAGE MOVING APPARATUS FOR MACHINE - A planar stage moving apparatus for a machine includes: first to fourth linear motors for applying, between a base, i.e. a fixed body and a table, i.e. a movable body, a movement force to the table, each linear motor including a stator core on which a coil is wound and which is fixed to the base and a mover core to which a permanent magnet is attached and which is fixed to the table; an air bearing unit provided between the base and the table to move the table under the influence of magnet fields when currents are applied to the coils of the linear motors; and a linear encoder installed on one side of the table to measure movement of the table.

LAP PROTECTOR - The objective of the invention is to make laptop use more practical on the lap. Now, heat is generated and legs are uncomfortably hot, causing “computer burn”. Current products are not flexible, some require USB, and are not “user” friendly. This is a one-size-fits-all product.

2009-03-05

20090056597

MOVABLE TABLE - A movable table positioned to a predetermined position with respect to a base through manual movement, fixed to the base after the positioning. A lift mechanism that releases a top plate from a fixed state and lifts the top plate from the base against an attraction force of a magnet, or against the attraction force and the gravity of the magnet, and a mechanism that lowers the top plate from a predetermined lifted position with either or both the attraction force or the gravity of the magnet, and fixes the top plate to the base with an action of the attraction force of the magnet.

2009-03-05

20090056598

SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR WORK SURFACE - A support assembly for a work surface is disclosed. The support assembly may be secured to at least one gable. The support assembly includes an elongate horizontal support having a predetermined cross-sectional shape a saddle support which supports the work surface. The saddle support has a recess with a shape which corresponds to the predetermined cross sectional shape of the horizontal support. The recess receives the horizontal support therein to securely rest the saddle support on a top portion of the horizontal support. A U-shaped fastener secures an upper member of the horizontal support to an upper portion of the recess.

2009-03-05

20090056599

Safe locking mechanism - A secure safe for dealing with large volumes of cash at point of sale and storing in a safe box, the safe including: a slidably mounted front access door; a note validator mounted in the door; a dual-level access means for securing the door at two different positions, wherein the dual-level access means includes a first locking stage that enables a retail operator to move the door to a first position where access to a note-receiving means in communication with the note validator is exposed; a second locking stage enabling a cash removal operator to move the door to a second position to expose the contents of the safe box; and the note validator being in communication with the safe box for storing validated notes in the safe box.

2009-03-05

20090056600

FURNACE - A furnace includes: a furnace housing defining a combustion chamber therein, the combustion chamber having a round cross-section, the furnace housing being formed with at least two air inlets that are in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and that are angularly displaced from each other; and an air pipeline including at least two branch pipes, each of which is connected to a respective one of the air inlets of the furnace housing and each of which extends in a tangential direction relative to the cross-section of the combustion chamber.

2009-03-05

20090056601

FURNACE - A furnace includes: a furnace housing defining a combustion chamber therein and having a top end section that is provided with an emergent stack which defines a gas-releasing channel in fluid communication with said combustion chamber; and a safety valve mounted in the gas-releasing channel and including a shaft that is secured to the emergent stack, and opposite first and second covering plates that are pivoted to the shaft so as to be rotatable relative to the shaft for closing and opening the gas-releasing channel.

2009-03-05

20090056602

RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of recycling non-hazardous waste materials is provided, wherein the method first comprises reducing the size of said non-hazardous waste materials. The method further includes incinerating the non-hazardous waste material within an incineration unit having at least one hearth and a flue gas stack, and transferring the non-hazardous waste liquids and the water to a storage tank. The method further comprises providing a clean water source to a steam generation unit, wherein the steam generation unit receives heated flue gas from the incineration unit, and operating the steam generation unit to produce steam. The steam is directed through one or more heating coils within the storage tank and transfers heat from the steam to the storage tank. Additionally, the non-hazardous waste liquids and water can be recirculated through an evaporator to progressively remove undesired substances from the non-hazardous waste liquid and water, and a first portion of the non-hazardous waste liquid and water can be redirected to the incineration unit to control temperature within the incineration unit. Finally, steam and undesired substances from the evaporator can be redirected to the flue gas stack to flash off undesired substances.

2009-03-05

20090056603

Control of CFB boiler utilizing accumulated char in bed inventory - A boiler control method and system. A BFI (bed fuel inventory) value associated with a boiler can be estimated by detecting data from the boiler utilizing an inferential sensor. The bed fuel inventory value can then be stabilized at a particular value utilizing a feedback controller electrically connected to the inferential sensor, in order to optimize the bed fuel inventory value for varying operating conditions of the boiler, thereby permitting a thermal power associated with the boiler to be increased or decreased faster by respectively increasing or decreasing a primary air supply rate associated with the boiler.

2009-03-05

20090056604

Apparatus and Method of Electric Arc Incineration - A method and apparatus for incinerating a medical waste material. The method includes introducing a volume of the medical waste material into a plasma zone of a non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator to incinerate the medical waste material.

2009-03-05

20090056605

GRAIN DRILL WITH ACCURATE METERING OF THE RATE OF PLANTING OF SEED - The present invention is an improved grain drill and a method retrofitting a previously manufactured grain drill to provide accurate weight determination of seed in a seed hopper of the grain drill. A grain drill in accordance with the invention includes a frame having a plurality of wheels for supporting the grain drill during rolling over a surface of ground to be planted with seed grain; a hopper for containing the seed grain to be planted in the ground; a support which is joined to opposed sides of the frame and to spaced apart locations of the hopper to transfer weight of the hopper to the frame, the support including at least one weight sensing device which senses a weight of seed grain in the hopper transferred through the support to the frame and provides an output of the sensed weight of the seed grain in the hopper; and a display, coupled to the output, for displaying the weight of the seed grain contained in the hopper.

CLOTH PRESSING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A cloth pressing device of a sewing machine is provided. The cloth pressing device includes a presser bar, a presser foot rotatably coupled to a lower end portion of the presser bar, an elastic member having a base end portion which is supported by the presser bar and a tip end portion which is engageable with a tip side portion of the presser foot to downwardly bias the tip side portion of the presser foot, and an adjusting mechanism operable to move the tip end portion of the elastic member between a position at which the tip end portion of the elastic member engages with the tip side portion of the presser foot and another position at which the tip end portion of the elastic member does not engage with the tip side portion of the presser foot.

2009-03-05

20090056608

SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine is provided. The sewing machine includes a top covering shaft mechanism, a spreader mechanism detachably attached to the top covering shaft mechanism from below and operable to catch a covering thread and to interlace the covering thread with a needle thread inserted into a needle to form covering stitches, and an operating member having a hook portion and rotatably attached to either one of the top covering shaft mechanism and the spreader mechanism. The other of the top covering shaft mechanism and the spreader mechanism has a protrusion with which the hook portion is engageable. The operating member is rotatable between a position at which the hook portion engages with the protrusion to lock the spreader mechanism with respect to the top covering shaft mechanism and another position at which the spreader mechanism is detachable from the top covering shaft mechanism.

2009-03-05

20090056609

THREAD SUPPLYING APPARATUS FOR EMBROIDERING MACHINE - Disclosed is a thread supplying apparatus for an embroidering machine, including: at least one pair of guides which comprises a thread guiding part formed with a thread moving path guiding each thread supplied from a plurality of bobbins to a needle working part and is continually formed along the thread moving path and coupled to each other with a spacing portion therebetween; a thread spacer member to take up the thread passed through the spacing portion and to space the thread from the thread moving path to put the thread on a standby state in which the thread standbys to be supplied to the needle working part from a working state in which the thread moves to the needle working part; and a thread maintaining member provided in the thread guiding part and to apply a tension force to the thread spaced from the thread moving path, and to maintain the thread on the standby state.

2009-03-05

20090056610

Rudder for ships - In a rudder for ships composed of a rudder blade with a rudder post (

Methods and apparatus for aerodynamic and hydrodynamic drag reduction and attitude control for high speed boats - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reducing sinkage and wetted surface, and thus hydrodynamic drag of a high-speed boat through the generation of aerodynamic lift while decreasing overall aerodynamic drag. At least one lift-generating front wing proximate a bow section of the boat with at least one corresponding front air channel may be provided. At least one lift-generating rear wing proximate a transom section of the boat with at least one corresponding rear air channel may also be provided. At least one of the wings may be adjustable to generate aerodynamic lift with one of: (1) a neutral; (2) a transom-lifting; and (3) a bow-lifting pitching moment about a center of inertia of the boat. At least one wing proximate the leading edge of the tunnel of a multi-hull boat may be provided to increase the operational envelope.

Floatation Element for Vessels and Vessel Comprising One Such Floatation Element - The invention relates to a flotation element for vessels, consisting of concrete comprising closed-cell expanded foam beads, such as polypropylene beads, which are coated with a flexible binder, such as polyurethane, whereby the unfilled inter-bead volumes do not exceed approximately 20% of the volume of the floatation element. Preferably, one such floatation element comprises a concrete core as indicated above, a polyurethane coating around the core and a bonding film, such as polyurethane, which is disposed between the core and the coating. The invention is suitable for the construction of vessel floats.

2009-03-05

20090056615

Indicator for pressure container - An indicator includes a case mountable in a gas filling passage of a pressure container; a valve element which is urged toward one side of the case connectable to the pressure container, the valve element being movable in the case to a position balanced with gas pressure in the pressure container; an O-ring serving as a seal member for ensuring gas tightness between the valve element and the case; and an indicating member slidable relative to the case between a position protruding outside the case and a position not protruding. The O-ring is arranged on the valve element so that the O-ring is in contact with the case to ensure gas tightness when the valve element is in a first balanced position while a gas pressure in the pressure container is e.g. 7 MPa or higher and the O-ring is out of contact with the case not to ensure gas tightness when the valve element is in a second balanced position while the gas pressure is less than e.g. 7 MPa.

Method for producing group III Nitride single crystal - A method for producing a group III nitride single crystal (ingot) includes providing a seed crystal comprising a first crystal face that is perpendicular to a growth direction of the single crystal and has a first predetermined area, and a second crystal face that is inclined to the growth direction and has a second predetermined area and growing the group III nitride single crystal on the first crystal face and the second crystal face by controlling a growth condition of the single crystal so as not to change the first predetermined area and the second predetermined area. A method for producing a group III nitride single crystal substrate includes further cutting the group III nitride single crystal substrate off from the grown group III nitride single crystal (ingot).

2009-03-05

20090056619

Halogen Assisted Physical Vapor Transport Method for Silicon Carbide Growth - A physical vapor transport growth technique for silicon carbide is disclosed. The method includes the steps of introducing a silicon carbide powder and a silicon carbide seed crystal into a physical vapor transport growth system, separately introducing a heated silicon-halogen gas composition into the system in an amount that is less than the stoichiometric amount of the silicon carbide source powder so that the silicon carbide source powder remains the stoichiometric dominant source for crystal growth, and heating the source powder, the gas composition, and the seed crystal in a manner that encourages physical vapor transport of both the powder species and the introduced silicon-halogen species to the seed crystal to promote bulk growth on the seed crystal.

COATING MATERIAL CARTRIDGE - For providing a coating material cartridge capable of reliably discharging air and coating material stagnated in a hydraulic fluid chamber, a coating material cartridge has a cartridge main body, a partition body, a coating material transfer path and a plurality of hydraulic fluid transfer paths. The cartridge main body is detachably attached to a coating material filling device. The partition body partitions the inner region of the cartridge main body into a coating material chamber and a hydraulic fluid chamber. The coating material transfer path communicates the coating material chamber and the outer region of the cartridge main body, and each of the hydraulic fluid transfer paths communicates the hydraulic fluid chamber and a outer region of the cartridge main body. Each of the hydraulic fluid transfer paths has a plurality of openings that opens in the hydraulic fluid chamber and the distance for each of the openings from the connection end face is different from each other.

2009-03-05

20090056622

Spray Guide - A spray guide is disclosed herein for implementation with a spray assembly comprising a spray wand and a spray nozzle. The spray guide includes an arm having a first end and a second end. A mechanism is used for removably attaching the first end of the arm to the swivel angle head, so that the arm will extend over the swivel angle head and the spray nozzle. A wheel is also provided. Another mechanism is provided for rotatably connecting the wheel to the second end of the arm. When an edge of the wheel is placed in a corner joint between a wall and a ceiling and the spray wand manually moved therealong, the wheel will rotate in the corner joint to allow paint to be evenly sprayed from the spray nozzle onto an area of the wall adjacent to the ceiling.

2009-03-05

20090056623

COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus and system for electromotively coating a part can include a conveyor that has a plurality of hangars that are configured to be positively connected to respective parts that are to be coated. An attachment mechanism can be provided on the hangar and the part, the attachment mechanism being configured to exert force in more than a single direction. The part can be a conductive plastic part and can include an attachment structure that is formed thereon, for example, screw threads integrally formed in the part. The hangar can include a similar fastener that is configured to connect to the attachment structure of the part. For example, the fastener of the hangar can be a screw thread that mates with threads integrally or otherwise formed on the part. Other combinations of attachment structures and fasteners can be used to provide the mechanical and electrical coupling between the hangar and the part such that a robust electrical and mechanical connection can be achieved between the conveyor and the part to be coated.

2009-03-05

20090056624

FLUID CIRCULATING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An exemplary fluid circulating system includes a return pipe, a reservoir, a suction pipe, a supply pipe, a circulating pump, and a processing device. The reservoir is configured for containing a work fluid. The processing device is configured for processing a semi-finished printed circuit board using the work fluid. The circulating pump is configured for transferring the work fluid from the reservoir to the processing device. The suction pipe and the supply pipe are respectively coupled to an inlet and the outlet of the circulating pump. An inner diameter of the suction pipe is larger than that of the supply pipe. The return pipe is coupled to the processing device for delivering the work fluid from the processing device to the reservoir. The fluid circulating system can improve quality of the circulated work fluid.

2009-03-05

20090056625

SHIELDING MEMBER OF PROCESSING SYSTEM - A shielding member applicable in a deposition apparatus is provided. The shielding member includes a base metal and an adhesion promoter layer arc-sprayed on the base metal, wherein adhesion promoter layer has a thickness gradient increasing from an upper end of the shielding member to a lower end of the shielding member. More preferably, no adhesion promoter layer is formed in the upper 10 cm of the shielding member, adjacent to a target layer.

2009-03-05

20090056626

APPARATUS FOR CYCLICAL DEPOSITING OF THIN FILMS - An apparatus for cyclical depositing of thin films on semiconductor substrates, comprising a process chamber having a gas distribution system with separate paths for process gases and an exhaust system synchronized with operation of valves dosing the process gases into a reaction region of the chamber.

PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING NANOPARTICLES USING RADIOFREQUENCY PLASMAS - Methods and apparatus for producing nanoparticles, including single-crystal semiconductor nanoparticles, are provided. The methods include the step of generating a constricted radiofrequency plasma in the presence of a precursor gas containing precursor molecules to form nanoparticles. Single-crystal semiconductor nanoparticles, including photoluminescent silicon nanoparticles, having diameters of no more than 10 nm may be fabricated in accordance with the methods.

WORKPIECE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece support system for a vacuum coating machine includes a base table having a rotating spindle rod that extends in a vertical direction away from the base table and is capable of powered rotation. A stop post is connected to the table and extends in a vertical direction at a distance from the spindle rod. A workpiece support module is connected to the spindle rod and the stop post, and includes a rotating table with peripheral openings arranged symmetrically around its periphery, a plurality of cogs positioned in the openings, a stationary table connected to the stop post and axially supporting the rotating table, and a driver finger connected to the stationary table. At least one bearing is located around the spindle rod and rotatably isolates the rotating table from the stationary table.

2009-03-05

20090056631

APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER - An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor layer on a substrate typically includes a reaction chamber, a first feed pipe, and a second feed pipe. The reaction chamber is configured for receiving the substrate therein. The first feed pipe and the second feed pipe communicate with the reaction chamber, providing a first raw material gas and a second raw material gas to the reaction chamber, respectively. The first feed pipe includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are detachably connected to each other, allowing the second portion to be easily removed and replaced.

2009-03-05

20090056632

MILKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention relates to apparatus for milking animals such as cows, components of the apparatus and methods of milking animals employing the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least two resilient membranes having a space therebetween into which the teat of the animal may be inserted. The membranes are held by a support structure under tension in a direction transverse to the direction of insertion of the teat, to protect the teat from excessive force when the membranes fall onto the teat.

2009-03-05

20090056633

Ant proof pet food & water bowl - The ant proof pet food bowl is designed to protect ants from getting into the pets food. It is a dual purpose food and water bowl. The food bowl has a short hollow post (nipple) underneath it. The short hollow post fits into a taller hollow post in the water bowl. This raises the food bowl up over the water bowl and allows the pet to eat and drink from the same bowl without the ants getting the food. Ants do not cross water so they cannot get into the food.

2009-03-05

20090056634

ANIMAL FEEDER - An animal feeder for supplying a feed to an animal of choice for feeding the animal of choice in an unprotected environment such as the outdoors. The feeder comprising a base for support the feeder on a ground surface, a support frame extending upwardly from the base and a hopper supported by the frame. The hopper having a storage reservoir for storing a supply of feed with a feed entry opening that is closeable to prevent exposure to the outdoors. The hopper further including a feed chute below the reservoir having an upper region sealingly joined to the reservoir and a lower region below the upper region that is sealingly joined to a feeding chamber. The feeding chamber having a bottom surface wherein the feed supply can move from the reservoir into the feeding chamber and rest on the bottom surface based on gravity alone. The hopper further including a horizontally extending elongated channel extending from the feeding chamber with an outer end having a feeding opening open to the outdoors wherein the feeding chamber is spaced from the opening and the feed substantially remains within the hopper and spaced from the outdoors until it is consumed by the animal of choice.

2009-03-05

20090056635

DEVICE FOR KEEPING PETS' EARS CLEAN OR SUBSTANTIALLY CLEAN - An ear prop prevents a pet's ears from contacting or substantially contacting food or water in a bowl or dish. The ear prop has members for elevating, supporting or displacing the pet's ears, and the ear prop may comprise a shield. A dish for holding food or water for a pet is constructed to keep the pet's ears from contacting or substantially contacting food or water in the dish. The dish comprises a bowl section and an ear prop section. The bowl section has a floor piece with a boundary continuously connectable to a boundary of a side wherein another boundary of the side defines an opening of the dish. The ear prop section is operably connected to the opening to provide a mechanism for elevating, supporting or displacing the pet's ears.

2009-03-05

20090056636

Pet feeder with insect repellent - A vertically-adjustable pet feeding apparatus is provided which includes a means for repelling ants and other insects. The apparatus allows animals, livestock, and pets, such as dogs of various sizes and breeds and of various stages of development, to be provided with food at the proper height. The apparatus is designed to be safe for pets, other animals, and children.

2009-03-05

20090056637

Detecting method and arrangement for dairy cattle - A detecting method for dairy cattle comprises the steps of: automatically measuring lying and standing times for a milking animal by a sensor; automatically comparing the measured lying and standing times for said milking animal with reference values of lying and standing times; and automatically establishing whether said milking animal is in heat or not based on said comparison. The automatic sensor may also be used for measuring a health parameter of the milking animal.

2009-03-05

20090056638

Aquarium Apparatus - An “aquarium apparatus” comprises an aquarium and a hood, wherein, a partition panel and an porous filter substrate separate the internal cavity of the aquarium into three partitions, namely first foreground compartment for aqua-cultivating zone, second background compartment for accommodating heating rod, filter device, biochemical ball, adjustment of the water quality and enhanced filtration vat as well as underwater aerating pump; third partition is formed beneath the porous filter substrate to include a water regulator, a filtering grille tray with plural ceramics rings and a set of IR LEDs.

2009-03-05

20090056639

MODULAR ANIMAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An imaging system that allows for unhindered access to a sample to be imaged. A housing structure is configured with a drawer having a platform. The platform may be configured to hold a sample, such as an animal, and/or the platform may be configured to mate with a sample holding member, such as a removable carrying tray for holding the sample. The drawer presents the platform to an imaging device or system internal to the housing when in a closed, or imaging, state. When in an extended state, the drawer presents the platform external to the housing to allow unobstructed manipulation of a sample on the drawer platform (or on the sample holding member on the platform). When used, a sample holding member such as a removable carrying tray may be docked with the drawer platform, and various interconnects, such as gas ports and electrical connectors, on the sample holding member engage with corresponding elements on the platform when docked. The tray may be undocked and moved to a remote location having a compatible docking station to allow for preparation or processing of a sample elsewhere. The tray may be docked with a docking station located at a sample preparation station. In the case of a live animal sample, the preparation station may include a sterile hood or other laboratory location.

2009-03-05

20090056640

Animal Training Device - The invention relates to an animal exercise device, which is designed to challenge the natural instincts of animals, in particular dogs and cats, when hunting for food or toys. According to the invention, the food and toys are displayed and then disappear before the animal has caught them. The animal finally receives the food, but only after expending a certain amount of energy, thus mirroring nature.

2009-03-05

20090056641

PET TOY - Disclosed is a pet toy made of stretchable fabric. The toy includes a loop, a body portion attached to the loop and a bottom with a plurality of cords, called nubbies. The pet toy is made from a variety of fabrics, wherein different sections of the toy are braided, while other sections of the toy are formed into knots and patterned into twirls. The braids and patterns are formed into different patterns and lengths to be used as recreational tools for dogs, cats and even birds, additionally, the braided sections provide an improved gripping surface. Use of the pet tool may also improve gums and teeth of puppies.

2009-03-05

20090056642

Pet Protective Collar - A custom fittable collar for an animal, useful to prevent the animal from contacting injured areas on the body, thus promoting healing of wounds. The collar comprises opposing sheets of flexible material with a resilient material held between them. The resulting collar is rigid enough to resist deformation thus preventing licking or biting of a wound by the animal, but soft enough that the collar is both comfortable to wear, and less likely to catch on other objects, thus improving the safety and wearability of the collar. The collar further comprises a closure assembly adapted for easy placement or removal of the collar. The collar further comprises stitching that creates fold lines to allow the collar to be conveniently folded.

2009-03-05

20090056643

PERSONALIZED IDENTIFICATION TAG COLLAR KIT - A personalized identification tag collar kit, which can be used with a toy pet, can include a collar for being worn on the toy pet, a tag for being attached to the collar, and a labeling device for applying at least one personalized identifier on the tag. The collar, tag and labeling device can be contained within a transparent sealable package. The kit can include instructions that instruct the user to use the labeling device to apply a personalized identifier, such as a name for the pet or the user's own artwork, on the tag. The kit can be used with a toy pet having an alphanumeric identification code for use on an Internet website relating to the toy pet, and the labeling device can be used to apply a personalized identifier such as the identification code to the tag.

2009-03-05

20090056644

STORAGE-TYPE WATER HEATER HAVING TANK CONDITION MONITORING FEATURES - Methods and systems for evaluating the condition of a water tank having a powered anode protection system. The water heater includes a storage tank to hold water, a powered anode, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a variable voltage supply, a voltage sensor, and a current sensor. The control circuit is configured to compare a measured parameter to a threshold. In some constructions, the threshold is indicative of a condition of the storage tank at which the powered anode is no longer able to protect the storage tank from corrosion. In other constructions, the threshold is predicative of a potential failure of the storage tank caused by corrosion. In some constructions, the control circuit is configured to estimate a time remaining until the predicted failure of the storage tank.

2009-03-05

20090056645

Rotational vessel heating - Aqueous fluids are heated or boiled in a tank or vessel by causing cavitation in the fluid within the tank or vessel. A rotor having cavities on its cylindrical surface is rotated within a closely dimensioned housing submerged in the fluid, deliberately causing cavitation which heats the aqueous fluid without the use of flame or heat exchange surface. An electric motor which powers the rotor may itself be submerged in the tank or boiler vessel. The rotor includes radial channels for imparting centrifugal impetus to the fluid as it flows toward the cavitation zone.

2009-03-05

20090056646

Stationary, Solar-Powered Boiler for Generating Steam - A boiler for generating steam has a substantially enclosed housing configured to contain an amount of water to be boiled, the housing having one or more thermally conductive sidewalls which form a substantially enclosed water chamber and a reflection chamber, the reflection chamber including a closed top portion and a opening through which light rays may pass, the opening being vertically disposed below the top portion of the chamber so that the reflection chamber may trap heat, wherein at least one of the thermally conductive sidewalls is disposed so as to divide the water chamber from the reflection chamber. The boiler also include a support structure attached to or integral with the housing, which support structure supports the housing in a substantially fixed position during use of the boiler, and reflecting means for reflecting sunlight through the opening of the reflection chamber and onto a focal point on one or more inner surfaces of the top portion of the reflection chamber. Methods of generating steam and electricity are also described.

2009-03-05

20090056647

Boiler - The invention relates to a boiler comprising a combustion chamber which is surrounded at least in part by a combustion gas flue that is embodied as a primary heat exchanger. The combustion gas flue is enclosed at least in part by a water-conducting housing while a water-conducting secondary heat exchanger that is hydraulically connected to the housing is mounted downstream of the combustion gas flue. According to the invention, the combustion chamber is surrounded at least in part by the secondary heat exchanger.

2009-03-05

20090056648

Protection for Heat Transfer Oil Boiler - A heat transfer oil boiler protection to minimize heat loss and prevent heat transfer oil from deterioration includes a high-level tank disposed with vent and an oil-gas separator connected to the protection with a pipe work; and one or a plurality oil storage unit being connected in series between the high-level tank and the oil-gas separation; oil inlet pipe and oil outlet pipe to and from each oil storage unit being respectively disposed in the upper and the lower parts of the chamber therein; oil inlet pipe opening and oil outlet pipe opening being respectively provided in inverse trapezoid and trapezoid.

2009-03-05

20090056649

Boiler Protection Apparatus and Method - Apparatus and methods for protecting a boiler and heating system from damage comprising a control board having inputs and outputs, a processor having inputs and outputs, at least one ambient sensor in communication with the processor, at least one boiler sensor in communication with the processor, a power failure relay, the power failure relay being in communication with the processor wherein the power failure relay is capable of detecting power failure of the boiler, an alarm relay connected to the control board by the at least one output and which is capable of sending notification to an alarm system. When an ambient temperature detection event occurs the ambient sensor communicates with the processor and switches the control board from passive mode to monitoring mode. When a temperature detection event or a heating system malfunction occurs the boiler sensor or power failure relay or other types of sensors communicate with the processor and initiate an alarm pathway or provide a circulation mode for circulating water through a heating system of an enclosure to be heated by the boiler and heating system. The control board may provide for the boiler to return to normal function when the temperature detection event or the heating system malfunction ends. The apparatus may also be used to prevent boiler, heating system and enclosure damage by initiating other actions when a heating system malfunction occurs.

2009-03-05

20090056650

Oil cooler for vehicle - In an oil cooler, a heat exchange core is housed in a casing including a cylindrical sidewall part in a way that a cooling water passage is formed around a heat exchange core. The heat exchange core includes inlet-side and outlet-side oil passages, and enables oil to be delivered from the inlet-side oil passage to the outlet-side oil passage. Inlet and outlet pipes are connected to the sidewall part. The inlet pipe forms a cooling water inlet passage in communication with the cooling water passage. The outlet pipe forms a cooling water outlet passage in communication with the cooling water passage. Outward of the inlet-side oil passage, an outwardly swelling part is formed in the sidewall part of the casing. This arrangement avoids the oil cooler being constructed in a large size and avoids decreasing the heat exchange efficiency of the oil cooler, and also prevents cavitation and erosion from occurring due to the flow of cooling water in an area corresponding to the inlet-side oil passage.

2009-03-05

20090056651

Machine having cooling system and method - A machine includes a body having a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet, and having an engine compartment therein. A second compartment is positioned vertically above and fluidly connected with the engine compartment. At least one open-air operator station is positioned on a deck of the body, and a cooling system draws cooling air in a flow path through the engine compartment, into the second compartment and exhausts the cooling air in a forward direction away from the operator station.

2009-03-05

20090056652

VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control device includes: a unit for calculating a target valve timing for one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve in accordance with an operational state; a unit for detecting an actual valve timing of one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve; an actual valve timing control unit for generating a controlled variable for the VVT based on a difference between the target valve timing and the actual valve timing; a unit for learning a learning value of the controlled variable required for maintenance of the actual valve timing based on an integral correction value; and a unit for detecting a malfunction in a VVT from an amount of a shift in the actual valve timing when learning is not completed yet, and for detecting a malfunction in the VVT from the difference when learning is already completed.

Valve actuating mechanism for an internal combustion engine, and cylinder head incorporating same - A valve actuating mechanism includes a first rocker arm moving mechanism including a first spring for urging left and right rocker arms from a first operation position side towards a second operation position side. The valve actuating mechanism also includes a second rocker arm moving mechanism including a second spring for urging the left and right rocker arms from the second operation position side towards the first operation position side. When a predetermined force is applied to the left and right rocker arms by one of the respective springs, the rocker arms are configured to be moved to operation positions corresponding to the applied force.

2009-03-05

20090056655

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COOLING DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A variable valve timing control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a phase change mechanism configured to control engine valve timing by changing a relative angular phase between a timing sprocket and a camshaft by braking torque application via an electromagnetic brake. A flow control valve is arranged downstream of an oil supply passage that supplies cooling oil into an inside of the phase change mechanism. The flow control valve includes a valve element configured to control a flow rate of the oil supplied into the inside of the phase change mechanism, by changing an opening area of a valve bore communicating the oil supply passage by way of an advancing/retreating motion of the valve element in the valve bore, and a temperature-sensitive member configured to create the advancing/retreating motion of the valve element responsively to a temperature of the oil.

V-TYPE ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - A V-type engine for a vehicle is provided with front and rear banks including intake and exhaust valves exposed to a combustion chamber, a valve operating device for operating the engine valves, a valve stop mechanism for stopping the operation of the engine valves according to an operational condition of the vehicle, and an actuator for driving a throttle valve. A valve stop mechanism is provided in either the front bank or the rear bank. An actuator provided in one of the front bank and the rear bank excluding the valve stop mechanism is lower in height than the actuator provided in the other of the front bank. By reducing the height of one of the front bank or the rear bank, an adequate capacity of an air cleaner and a fuel tank can be ensured

2009-03-05

20090056658

LUBRICATING DEVICE - A lubricating device comprises a cam shaft, plural cam portions for each valve provided at the cylinder head, a valve driving mechanism to change a rotational movement of the cam portion to an opening-and-closing movement of the valve via a slide member on which a peripheral surface of the cam portion slides, an oil passage of the cam shaft, a nozzle provided at either one of the cam portions to open at the peripheral surface of the cam portion and connect to the oil passage of the cam shaft, and a wall body having a recess portion. The recess portion collects lubricating oil ejected out of the nozzle and guides the lubricating oil collected to the peripheral surface of the other cam portion when the one cam portion is located in a position in which the nozzle is not directed to the slide member.

GLOW PLUG WITH COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR - A glow plug with combustion pressure sensor is disclosed having a cover and a housing with which a piezoelectric element is hermetically accommodated. A lead wire having flexibility is employed to supply electric power to a heating member. The lead wire, fixedly connected to the heating member, extends through an insertion bore of the cover and is hermetically bonded to an inner circumferential wall of the insertion bore. When the heating member is axially displaced upon receipt of a combustion pressure, the lead wire flexes to absorb the resulting displacement, causing a joint portion between the cover and the lead wire to have no drag against the displacement. This allows the piezoelectric element to detect the combustion pressure with high precision.

2009-03-05

20090056661

VEHICLE STARTING ASSIST SYSTEM - An engine starting assist system. A battery is selectably coupled to an ultracapacitor with a contactor. In addition, a controller is configured to perform at least one of: monitor the condition of the battery, monitor the condition of the ultracapacitor, control the flow of energy between the battery and the ultracapacitor by selective actuation of the contactor, receive a start input control. The controller issues a start output control to a starter solenoid of the engine, such that energy stored in the ultracapacitor may be used to at least one of charge the battery and provide cranking current to a starter of the engine in conjunction with the battery.

2009-03-05

20090056662

Externally Vented Carburetor System with Vapor Containment - A primer assembly is provided for use on a carburetor that is vented through an external vent on the primer. In at least some embodiments, the assembly comprises a housing comprising an open end and an outlet with a flexible primer bulb inserted into and closing the open end of the housing, thereby defining a volume within the housing. There is a vent in the primer bulb. A carbon canister is positioned within the volume defined in the housing such that the vent and the outlet are in fluid communication via a flow path that extends through the canister. The carbon canister adsorbs fuel vapors from the carburetor. During normal operation of the engine, air enters through the primer vent and purges the carbon canister of the adsorbed fuel.

Multiple carburetor intake manifold with an air exchange passageway and method - A multiple carburetor two-stroke, two cylinder intake manifold that includes at least two cylinder bores evenly spaced apart on a flat, rectangular plate body. Formed in the plate body is a longitudinally aligned closed air passageway that extends between the two adjacent cylinders that allows the cylinders to draw air and gasoline mixture from any carburetor. In the first embodiment, the manifold includes an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate includes two oblong cylinder bores and a longitudinal aligned recessed cavity that acts as the air passageway when the upper plate is attached over the lower plate. In a second embodiment, the lower plate includes two circular cylinder bores and two adjacent slots formed at the opposite ends of a recessed cavity. A small cap is placed over the recessed cavity to form the air passageway. As disclosed herein is a method for improving the performance of a two stroke, two cylinder engine using one of the above referenced manifolds.

2009-03-05

20090056665

Engine starting system and method - An engine starting system includes a recoil starter with a recoil rope having a mark formed thereon, defining a predetermined length of the recoil rope required to turn a crankshaft from a compression stroke top dead center position to a start-operation-initiating position suitable to start operation of a 4-stroke engine. A method of starting a 4-stroke engine includes steps of pulling the recoil rope to turn a crankshaft to an initial position where a piston is located near a compression stroke top dead center; pulling the recoil rope again to the position of the mark on the rope, to rotate the crankshaft from the initial position to a start-operation-initiating position; and pulling the recoil rope once again to further turn the crankshaft from the start-operation-initiating position suitable for starting the engine.

2009-03-05

20090056666

Connection arrangement for clamping a cylinder head to a crankcase of a reciprocating internal combustion engine - The invention relates to a connection arrangement for assemblies of an internal combustion engine, more preferably for the clamping of a cylinder head to a crankcase by means of at least one tension rod, wherein a sealing device is associated with the or each tension rod in order to seal an external thread of the tension rod against a medium. In order to create a new kind of device with tension rod clamping, which omits a slot causing notch stress in the tension rod yet securely protects the thread of the tension rod against corrosive attack it is provided that the sealing device comprises a profiled elastomer sealing ring which is positively fixed within a thread undercut on the circumference of the tension rod shank and which is compressed in a defined manner through the screwing-in of the tension rod in the bore of the assembly and through the surface geometry of the circumference of the tension rod shank and the bore of the assembly.

2009-03-05

20090056667

Ultra Efficient Engine - An engine comprises a combustion chamber, an expansion cylinder with a piston adapted for reciprocating motion in the expansion cylinder via combustion products combusted in the combustion chamber, and a transmission associated with the expansion cylinder. The transmission has a guide frame with a first drive wheel rotatably mounted at one end of the guide frame and a second drive wheel rotatably mounted at an opposite longitudinal end of the guide frame. Each of the drive wheels is driven by an inextensible continuous loop. The guide frame has a crank head adapted to reciprocatingly translate along the guide frame. The crank head has a drive connection pivotally connecting the crank head to the loop. The crank head is operatively connected to the piston such that reciprocating motion of the piston results in corresponding reciprocating motion of the crank head, movement of the loop, and corresponding rotation of the drive wheels.

2009-03-05

20090056668

Acoustic Side Cover for an Engine - An apparatus for reducing engine noise includes a side cover configured to operatively connect to a side of an engine block. The side cover has a first layer configured to be adjacent to an outer surface of the side of the engine block. The first layer is made of a first acoustic-absorbing material. The side cover also has a second layer configured to be adjacent to the first layer opposite the engine block. The second layer is a second substantially rigid material establishing an acoustic barrier and is configured to operatively support at least one engine component such as an electrical or fluid line, such as by an integrally formed fastener or channel.

2009-03-05

20090056669

ENGINE WITH CYLINDER DISABLING MECHANISM - An engine includes engine valves disposed on intake and exhaust sides of a combustion chambers with a valve operating device for opening and closing the engine valves and an engine valve disabling mechanism for disabling opening and closing movement of the engine valves in response to hydraulic pressure. An oil pump is disposed in a lower portion of the crankcase, for supplying hydraulic pressure to the engine valve disabling mechanism. A hydraulic pressure control valve controls the supply of hydraulic pressure to the engine valve disabling mechanism depending on a vehicle operating state. An oil passage extends to the hydraulic pressure control valve and can easily be formed without affecting mounts for functional components. A pipe for delivering working oil from the lower portion of the crankcase to the hydraulic pressure control valve is disposed on a front surface of the engine.

2009-03-05

20090056670

HIGH EFFICIENCY INTEGRATED HEAT ENGINE-2 (HEIHE-2) - The present invention is a second kind of High Efficiency Integrated Heat Engine, or HEIHE-2 for short. HEIHE-2 is a reciprocal combustion engine integrated with both compound cycle and combined cycle. HEIHE-2 comprises triple compound cylinder structure, with the first cylinder and the second cylinder being the primary combustion and/or expansion cylinders; and the third cylinder being the secondary combustion and/or expansion cylinder. Power strokes driven by expansions of different working fluids such as air-fuel combustion products, steam and compressed air, are integrated into one engine block. Triple cylinder structure provides compound expansions of three (3) different fluids as to recover the energies that would be lost with the exhaust fluids or during braking. All of these make HEIHE-2 work around four (4) periods with six (6) different operation strokes. All four (4) working periods contain four (4) different power strokes but only two (2) of them consume the fuel. Thus the fuel conversion efficiency could be greatly increased, or even be doubled comparing with the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE).

2009-03-05

20090056671

THROTTLE VALVE DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is a throttle valve device for an internal combustion engine which is favorably protected from icing, and enables a favorable control of the intake flow rate by avoiding an abrupt increase in the flow rate particularly in a small opening angle range. An upstream recess (

2009-03-05

20090056672

AIRFLOW-BASED CRANK THROTTLE CONTROL IN A TORQUE-BASED SYSTEM - A method of torque-based control for an internal combustion engine may include determining a desired airflow rate into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine during an engine start condition, determining a torque limit for a torque-based engine control module based on the desired airflow rate, and regulating engine torque based on the determined torque limit.

2009-03-05

20090056673

DIESEL COMBUSTION MODE SWITCHING CONTROL BASED ON INTAKE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CONCENTRATION - A method of switching a combustion mode of a diesel engine may include determining a carbon dioxide concentration in an intake manifold of a diesel engine, operating the diesel engine in a first combustion mode, and operating the diesel engine in a second combustion mode when the determined carbon dioxide concentration is greater than a predetermined carbon dioxide concentration value.

2009-03-05

20090056674

HOLD-DOWN DEVICE FOR A FUEL INJECTION DEVICE, AND FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - The hold-down device for a fuel injection device is distinguished by a particularly simple design that nonetheless permits a very effective holding down of a fuel injection valve. The fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injection valve, a receptacle bore for the fuel injection valve, and a connecting fitting of a fuel distributor line, the hold-down device being clamped between a shoulder of the fuel injection valve and an end surface of the connecting fitting. The hold-down device has a partially annular base element from which there extends, in a bent-away fashion, an axially flexible hold-down clip that has at least two webs, two oblique segments, and two support segments. The fuel injection valve is particularly suitable for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing externally ignited internal combustion engines.

2009-03-05

20090056675

System and Method to Compensate for Variable Fuel Injector Characterization in a Direct Injection System - A method for controlling fuel injection timing of at least one fuel injector in a direct injection fuel delivery system of an internal combustion engine during a mode of engine operation where a plurality of fuel injection events are performed by the at least one fuel injector during a cylinder event is provide. The method includes, during a first fuel injector needle bounce condition following the end of injection of a first fuel injection event, sending a start of injection signal for a second fuel injection event at a first time, and during a second fuel injector needle bounce condition following the end of injection of the first fuel injection that differs from the first fuel injector needle bounce condition, sending the start of injection signal for the second fuel injection event at a second time that is earlier than the first time.

2009-03-05

20090056676

FUEL INJECTION DEVICE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A fuel injection device includes a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel, which is distributed from a pressure-accumulation vessel. A pressure sensor is located in a fuel passage, which extends from the pressure-accumulation vessel to a nozzle hole, and configured to detect pressure of the fuel. The pressure sensor is located closer to the nozzle hole than the pressure-accumulation vessel. A storage unit stores individual difference information, which indicates an injection characteristic of the fuel injection valve, the injection characteristic being obtained by an examination. The individual difference information is related to a fluctuation pattern of a portion of the fluctuation in detected pressure waveform of the pressure sensor. The fluctuation is attributed to one fuel injection through the nozzle hole. The portion of the fluctuation is subsequent to an end of the fuel injection.

2009-03-05

20090056677

FUEL INJECTION DEVICE, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MALFUNCTION OF THE SAME - A fuel injection device includes a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel, which is distributed from a pressure-accumulation vessel. A pressure sensor is located in a fuel passage, which extends from the pressure-accumulation vessel to a nozzle hole of the fuel injection valve. The pressure sensor is located closer to the nozzle hole than the pressure-accumulation vessel and configured to detect pressure of fuel. The fuel injection device further includes a storage unit for storing individual difference information, which indicates an injection characteristic of the fuel injection valve. The injection characteristic is obtained by an examination. The individual difference information indicates a relationship between an injection state when the fuel injection valve performs fuel injection and a fluctuation in detected pressure of the pressure sensor. The fluctuation is attributed to the fuel injection.

2009-03-05

20090056678

FUEL INJECTION DEVICE, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MALFUNCTION OF THE SAME - A fuel injection device includes a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel, which is distributed from a pressure-accumulation vessel. A pressure sensor is located in a fuel passage, which extends from the pressure-accumulation vessel to a nozzle hole. The pressure sensor is located closer to the nozzle hole than the pressure-accumulation vessel. A storage unit stores individual difference information obtained by an examination. The individual difference information indicates an injection characteristic of the fuel injection valve and indicates at least one of an injection response time delay between an injection start point and a time point, at which a fluctuation is caused by the start of fuel injection in detected pressure of the pressure sensor, and a parameter for calculating the injection response time delay.

2009-03-05

20090056679

FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a fuel container, fuel channels provided between the fuel container and a fuel cell or a fuel reformer, flow regulating mechanism for regulating flow rate of a fuel flowing through the fuel channel, and cooling mechanism having a cooling portion which cools the fuel such that a relationship P

2009-03-05

20090056680

ELECTRONIC VENTING AND MECHANICAL ROLL OVER VALVE - A valve including a mechanical part, e.g. a float, for performing a ROV function (Roll Over Valve) and an electronic part, e.g. an electronically controlled solenoid valve, for performing a venting function.

EGR cooler bypass switching system - An EGR cooler bypass switching system integrally comprises an EGR cooler for cooling EGR gas and a switching valve for switching between introduction and non-introduction of the EGR gas with respect to the EGR cooler. The system further comprises a cooler core through which the EGR gas introduced in the EGR cooler passes; a cooler case housing the cooler core; a cooling water inlet pipe through which cooling water flows in the system; a cooling water outlet pipe which is provided in the cooler case and through which the cooling water flows out of the system; an in-cooler cooling water passage formed in the cooler case to allow the cooling water flowing therein through the cooling water inlet pipe to flow around an outer periphery of the cooler core; and an in-valve cooling water passage formed in a housing of the switching valve to allow the cooling water flowing therein from the cooling water inlet pipe to flow through for cooling the switching valve. The in-cooler cooling water passage and the in-valve cooling water passage communicate with each other at a mating face between the EGR cooler and the switching valve.

AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A target cylinder is selected while an internal combustion engine is operating in a steady state. The fuel injection quantity of the target cylinder is gradually increased or decreased and the fuel injection quantity of another cylinder is decreased or increased a corresponding amount in an inverse manner such that the overall air-fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine does not change. During this time, the hydrogen content in exhaust gas is detected and the injection ratio when the hydrogen content is lowest is stored as an optimal injection ratio for each cylinder. Thereafter, fuel is injected into each cylinder at the optimal injection ratio for each cylinder.

2009-03-05

20090056687

Two-stroke, homogeneous charge, spark-ignition engine - A method for combusting fuel in an engine involving decreasing a first volume of air to a third volume, in two stages, the first stage in a crankcase compressor decreasing a first volume of air to a second volume and a second stage in the engine cylinder decreasing a second volume of a gas to a third volume, injection of fuel between the two stages into partially compressed hot air to provide homogenous charge to the cylinder to begin second stage compression in the cylinder having two variable compression ratios, a first variable compression ratio for low loads to reach a compression temperature slightly below the autoignition temperature of the homogeneous charge such that spark ignited HCCI-like combustion being emission free, a second much smaller variable compression ratio for preventing pre-ignition at high loads, then increasing the pressure at constant volume via combusting homogeneous charge in the cylinder, increasing the third volume of gas to a fourth volume (an expansion process having a chosen expansion ratio much greater than the compression ratio), decreasing the pressure to atmospheric pressure while removing heat under constant volume, and finally decreasing the volume of gas to the first volume while removing heat under constant pressure to complete a two-stroke homogeneous charge spark-ignition cycle. Also disclosed is an engine employing the two-stroke HCSI cycle.

2009-03-05

20090056688

Adapter for bow press - An adapter for removable mounting on the limb roller assemblies of an adjustable bow press to allow the bow press to be used with parallel limb short limb bows includes a base panel for mounting between the base and the limb roller of such assemblies. A generally upright front panel is joined to, desirably unitary with, and extends generally perpendicularly from the base panel, the front panel having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having first and second upwardly extending legs defining therebetween an upwardly opening U-shaped slot having a U-shaped trough. The upper end portions of the first and second legs include padding attached to the surfaces thereof facing the bow limbs for contacting, without damaging, the axels of the bow limbs. The base panel includes L-shaped brackets for stabilizing the adapter on the limb roller assemblies.